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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






2. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






3. Name six sources of grains






4. What is normal BMI?






5. What does DASH stand for?






6. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






7. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






8. What function is vitamin A?






9. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






10. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






11. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






12. How many calories/gram is protein?






13. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






14. When does BMR decrease?






15. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






16. The higher the BMR a client has --






17. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






18. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






19. What is RDA of protein?






20. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






21. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






22. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






23. When does BMR increase?






24. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






25. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






26. Where can you get more vitamin D?






27. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






28. What foods have high quality protein?






29. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






30. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






31. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






32. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






33. What is the function of vitamin E?






34. What is the function of vitamin C?






35. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






36. What are healthy sources of fats?






37. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






38. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






39. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






40. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






41. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






42. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






43. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






44. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






45. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






46. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






47. Sources of fats






48. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






49. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






50. What type of people need extra protein?